I posted or replied to a post about my current PSO getting my span wrong on a ball I won, the No Rules, a few months ago. I mentioned my middle finger was off by an 1/8, but that was just a guess. Well, I picked my no rules from the storage tonight and measured the span. Both fingers are actually 3/16 long.

When i first got it off the press and placed my hand on the ball, it felt off. But I convinced myself it's not off, that I had to stretch my hand out since my hand were stiff that day.

I threw 3 games on it and my fingers were sore on the drive home. Again, I thought it was my arthritis acting up. But that night I realized the span was off for sure, but I didn't measure it at first. I just put the ball back in my bag and the next day brought it to the storage.

It's been a few months now since I had this ball drilled. And I don't know what to do. Should I take it back to him and have him fix it? Sell it and at least try to get my money back from the drill? or forget about it and move on from this PSO. Also, the ball IT wasn't placed deep enough or something of off with the thumb hole. All my IT crests over the thumb holes edge on this ball too. basically my IT thumb sits a fraction higher than the hole.

what to do....

It's unfortunate that you waited so long, but you should bring it in and talk to him about it. Tell him it feels long and your fingers hurt after using it for a few games. Let him measure it. And bring one of your properly drilled balls that don't cause pain as an example of one that doesn't cause pain.

 If you have a good relationship with your pso, then go and gave a talk with him. Take the ball he copied from, and let him compare the spans himself.

 As stated, it is a shame you've waited so long to address this, but if you haven't used the ball, explain that as well. Let them know why you want it checked after all this time, and explain that the discomfort it caused initially was a factor, and you just want to make sure everything is right before you start using it now.

 Itsallaboutme has a point, and I had a shop do something similar once. Anything is possible, and they (pso's) are human too, so mistakes can happen. Maybe you can get it taken care of and enjoy the ball with a minimum of trouble.

 Good luck.

You need to take it back so that the PSO can learn from any mistakes they made and correct them. There should be no charge for mistakes they made.

Not knowing how they got your specs some of the errors may not be their fault. The IT not being deep enough would be their error.

Have your pro shop fix it.  It was his mistake, not yours.  Missing by 3/16 is not a small miss in this situation.

I agree with this.  3/16".....my goodness.

As has already been mentioned, he probably forgot to adjust your spans for the thickness of the grip.  I know I would be aggravated if you didn't bring it back so I could correct my mistake.  Mistakes happen, I'd very much prefer that you tell me than to tell everyone you bowl with.  --  JohnP

As has already been mentioned, he probably forgot to adjust your spans for the thickness of the grip.  I know I would be aggravated if you didn't bring it back so I could correct my mistake.  Mistakes happen, I'd very much prefer that you tell me than to tell everyone you bowl with.  --  JohnP

But, John, few people are as conscientious (or as ethical) as you seem to be.

The PSO is a great guy and I understand mistakes happens. But this isn't the first time, rather the second time. Also Just Recently, I referred a guy and his group to see this PSO. I still believe he does good work and great services. For me personally, double checking and even triple checking is a must.

In the field I'm in, mistakes are not taken lightly. In fact, it's kept tracked. I know Drilling isn't comparable to my job. But If other PSO like the one who replied to my post can do a great job - it around this time I remeasured span and pitches, why can't everyone else?

Finally, i sold the ball locally within a few minutes of throwing the line. Decided to use that money to get a code black.